Thousands of nontraditional fighters have joined the Ukraine war Katherine Kramer and Andrew Bell - July 26, 2022 That puts civilians at risk, research shows
Why do Russia and Ukraine exchange their prisoners? Christoph Valentin Steinert - May 27, 2022 It’s a humanitarian move, but there’s more to the calculations.
Are Russian troops using sexual violence as a weapon? Here’s what we know. Esther Hallsdóttir - March 23, 2022 They’ve done so in Ukraine in the past. Five factors make it likely this time as well.
It’s hard for Russia to invade Ukraine when its soldiers don’t want to be there Jason Lyall - March 1, 2022 Here’s what the research says about how poor soldier morale affects military strategy and effectiveness
Why is Russia insisting on bringing home ISIS fighters’ children? Samuel Ramani - April 8, 2019 It’s all about appearing to be a humanitarian leader.
The 4 key things you need to know about Trump’s proposed ban on transgender military service Mitchell Sellers - July 31, 2017 President Trump made history Wednesday, July 17, 2017, in two
Yes, there’s racism in the LGBT community. But there’s more outside it. Andrew Flores - July 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60681" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Philadelphia's altered gay pride flag is
Merkel opposed marriage equality — until now. What happened? Phillip Ayoub - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60491" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Brandenburg Gate is seen with
Are ‘gay’ and ‘homosexual’ the same? Here’s what we found. Matt Motta - May 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_49362" align="alignleft" width="960"] A rainbow flag flies during a
Here’s how Trump-Pence policy is already affecting LGBT lives in Chechnya Samar Habib - May 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58288" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A protester holds a placard with a
What Monday’s subway bombings mean for Putin’s Russia Seva Gunitsky - April 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56480" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman pays tribute to the
Why Russia is far less threatening than it seems Joss Meakins - March 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55055" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a
Putin just won a supermajority in the Duma. That matters. Ben Noble - October 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46299" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People walk in Moscow's Red Square.
That brief U.S.-Russia strategic partnership 15 years ago? New interviews reveal why it derailed. Andrew Kuchins - September 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46757" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with
How long will Putin stay in power? Nelli Babayan - March 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_22253" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to
Are Russia’s 20 million Muslims seething about Putin bombing Syria? Egor Lazarev and Anna Biryukova - March 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_36827" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The full moon of July, 29,
Three reasons the U.S. won’t break with Azerbaijan over its violations of human rights and democratic freedoms Samuel Ramani - January 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34580" align="aligncenter" width="908"] BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - AUGUST 04: The
What do the Paris attacks tell us about foreign fighters? Daniel Byman - November 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32232" align="aligncenter" width="908"] French armed police officers stand guard
What will it take to get Europeans to welcome Syrian refugees? Here’s part of the answer. Egor Lazarev and Kunaal Sharma - November 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31713" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Syrian refugees pass time in Aksaray
Did Poland just vote in an authoritarian government? Radoslaw Markowski and Hubert Tworzecki - November 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31641" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Passers-by walk in front of an
Putin wins at hockey! Mao swims the Yangtze! And other amazing feats of authoritarian prowess Xavier Marquez - October 14, 2015 https://youtu.be/TUdYCzdpzdY Russian President Vladimir Putin recently celebrated his 63rd birthday
Why Islamist insurgents are so difficult to coerce Yuri Zhukov and Duffy Toft - May 5, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24310" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Islamic fighters from al-Nusra Front
How new is Putin’s ‘atmosphere of hate’? J. Goode - April 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22442" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Flowers are placed outside the Russian
How new is Putin’s 'atmosphere of hate'? Joshua Tucker - April 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22442" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Flowers are placed outside the Russian
The question to ask about Boris Nemtsov’s murder is not who but why? J. Goode - March 3, 2015 The following is a guest post from University of Oklahoma
The question to ask about Boris Nemtsov's murder is not who but why? Joshua Tucker - March 3, 2015 The following is a guest post from University of Oklahoma
The West should not count on Russian sensitivity to casualties to deter Putin Simon Saradzhyan - February 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21678" align="alignnone" width="620"] Russia-backed separatists carry the coffin of a comrade
Are militias a menace? Ariel Ahram - January 5, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19788" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Fighters from the Shiite Kataib Imam
Informal counterinsurgency from Iraq to Nigeria: Who pays the price? Sabine Carey and Neil Mitchell - December 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19420" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Iraqi soldiers supported by volunteers from
What the evidence on interventions really tells us about Syria Lionel Beehner - August 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14626" align="aligncenter" width="600"] File: Syrian rebels aim during a
Female suicide bombers are not a new phenomenon Mia Bloom - August 6, 2014 A petrol station sits in ruins after a female suicide
Is anyone in charge of Russian nationalists fighting in Ukraine? Marlene Laruelle - June 26, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12317" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Pro-Russian fighters gather to take an
Foreign fighters don’t always help Kristin Bakke - May 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic
Foreign fighters don't always help Kristin Bakke - May 28, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic
Ukraine and the problem of local warlords Kimberly Marten - May 5, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="TOPSHOTS "] A photographer takes a
Building a federal Ukraine? James Hughes and Gwendolyn Sasse - March 19, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Participants in a pro-Ukraine rally
Vladimir Putin: Ethnic Russian Nationalist Kimberly Marten - March 19, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] A staff person watches a
Is Crimean independence or annexation a good outcome for Russia? Nadiya Kravets and Helena Yakovlev-Golani - March 6, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Members of a pro Russian
The 'failure' of the 'reset:' Obama's great mistake? Or Putin's? Erik Voeten - March 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
The ‘failure’ of the ‘reset:’ Obama’s great mistake? Or Putin’s? - March 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
Contextualizing Religious Profiling in Dagestan: Tsarnaev and the Kotrova Mosque Joshua Tucker - April 25, 2013 The following is the second of two guest posts today
The evidence suggests that the conflict in Chechnya was not a major factor in the motivation of the Boston bombers Joshua Tucker - April 25, 2013 The following is the first of two guest posts today
Not Your Average Chechen Jihadis: Drawing the Wrong Conclusions About the Boston Bombing Joshua Tucker - April 22, 2013 Ever since the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were
References on Chechnya, the Caucasus, and Related Violence, plus another word of caution Joshua Tucker - April 19, 2013 I have been debating whether to write this post for
The Importance of Remembering that Not All Muslims in the Post-Soviet Region are Radical Islamists or Chechen Nationalists Joshua Tucker - April 19, 2013 Muslims in Russia are often alleged (most recently by President
More on that suspicious Russian election; also some brief comments about changes in statistics since 1900 Andrew Gelman - April 12, 2012 Scott Gehlbach writes: (more…)
Webcams and Polling Stations: Evidence from Azerbaijan Joshua Tucker - March 7, 2012 [Photo by Erik Herron] Couldn't get enough of Super Tuesday?
Electoral Fraud in Russia: Report from the Russian Blogosphere Joshua Tucker - January 27, 2012 The following is a guest post from Scott Gehlbach, a
Voters are Not Fools: A Response to the 2011 Russian Parliamentary Elections Joshua Tucker - December 6, 2011 By now, we all know the score in terms of
Ethnic Identity and Insurgent Violence: Political Science Research and the Moscow Subway Bombings Joshua Tucker - April 5, 2010 With "last week's Moscow subway bombings":http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/03/29/GA2010032900867.html and then the subsequent
Facebook and the Russians Joshua Tucker - May 27, 2009 Facebook "announced yesterday":http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=103711 that it had received a $200 million
Hangover Treatments Henry Farrell - April 11, 2008 I blogged Jason Lyall's paper on the "political consequences of